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Institute of Technology Sligo

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Why choose Institute of Technology Sligo?

IT Sligo is one of Ireland’s most successful third level educational institutions. IT Sligo is a regional leader in education and provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses with the real-world skills our students need to thrive in the modern workplace. IT Sligo provides a supportive and friendly learning environment on a single state of the art campus located in the heart of Sligo town with a diverse student community of over 50 different nationalities.

Located in the picturesque North-West of Ireland in a vibrant area where you'll never feel like a stranger; small enough to get around easily but big enough to keep you more than entertained. On campus or off campus, student life is .. well, it is what you make it: cool, frenetic, studious or sporty. You can have it all here. It's Wild! It's Atlantic! Come on in! The Door is Open!

"There are no strangers here, just friends you haven't yet met". (WB Yeats)

Website
itsligo.ie
Founded
1970

Reviews

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Nathan
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Experience off the page

TH experience was great! I had travelled a lot in the past, so the opportunity to do it while studying just seemed to make sense. Arriving to Sligo was an adventure on its own. Being that it was a smaller town, the trip just to arrive seemed to be longer than desired. The workload was heavy at times, but the motivation to get it all done as soon as possible just seemed to make sense, as all of Europe was at our doorstep, waiting to be explored on any downtime that we could make up.

What would you improve about this program?
Coming into the program a t a higher level, the expectation of the type of work wasn't exactly clear. A lot more writing than expected.
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Milena
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

foreign country, familiar friends.

I definitely have to say the importance of having friends from Brazil, we were able to understand each other, and give support to each other when we needed. Although we were in a foreign country to learn its native language, and all advice told us to stay away when possible from Brazilian people. For me it was extremely meaningful to have Brazilian friends first, to improve confidence, and consequently, to meet foreign people. And this contact, in my humble opinion, has not decreased my level of learning in any way.

What would you improve about this program?
If we had the choice of where to live, whether in house family or student accommodation.
Marcos Vinicios
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Absolutely the best college I have been so far

I can say that IT Sligo definetely changed my whole life, not only in an academic area but also in my personal and even sentimental life. Back home I used to go to college and do some research, but I did not have any encouragement. Things changed the day I put my feet on IT SLigo, those state-of-the-art facilities absolutely blew me away. Every class I took just reinforced my passion for science, and being able to see that when investments are made and facilities provided science brings about inner wills to work hard to see results that can help people. At the begining I thought I would face some problems with Irish students but as time went on I just realised that they are just like us brazilian people are, very friendly and receptive or even more. What to say about the support given by the lecturers? I just found it incredible, all of them were available to me to help me out in any queries both in- or off-class. The IT sligo system used (moodle) also makes the comunication between lecturers and students easier and gives us everything we need to keep our studies up to date. I loved and I miss every minute of my life in SLigo, the town is fabulous, the night life marvellous and the people are so nice and friendly that I barely missed my hometown as Sligo was being so as good as my mother city. I have loads of things to say about my overseas experience but to finish this I just want to thank one lecturer that helped me so much in my future career. I was just an one year international student and one day I asked her to help me in finding a PhD program, if - based on her experiences with me - I would be able to compete for a placement and also to decide in which field I should go for. When I emailed her I was not expecting such interest that she demonstraded straight away reading it. She invited me for a cup of tea and we talked for a couple of hours where she told me lots of encouraging advices, she listened to me and kindly put me on the right way. After this conversation things got clear in my mind and nowadays I know what I want the most. This attitude of her changed my life so thanks Dr Karen Finn and thanks IT Sligo for not only being a college but for being an institution that cares about its students and works hard to provide them everything they need to have a sucessful career.

What would you improve about this program?
All my experiences were more than perfect to me, the only complain I have is regarding the accomodation option offered to me. The place is very good but the staff is kind of not very friendly and I faced problems with eletricity bills. Nothing that made my life there horrible though. The IT SLigo staff were more than absolutely helpful whenever I needed them, just keep it up.
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Gee
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Activities and Events

Events and activities planned out every week, free morning coffees and biscuits during peak event weeks, active clubs and societies, amazing facilities provided like the library, you can hardly, almost never find any of these back home!

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Amanda
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Social Care Practice Review

It's been a great 2 years at IT Sligo. Faculty and students have been extremely welcoming and helpful. Living arrangements were easy to find, and Sligo town has beautiful scenery surrounding it. It was great to have a trip organized for the first day of orientation that took international students to places like Benbulben, Glencar Waterfall, and Knocknarea. The orientation was also a great opportunity to meet other international students with the same interests as me.

What would you improve about this program?
The only thing I would change would be to take out Irish law for international students in the social care practice program

Programs

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Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Patrick Lynch

Job Title
Head of International Affairs
Patrick is the Head of International Affairs at IT Sligo. He is a former career banker and also an ex-professional soccer player who has even played in the UEFA Champions League. Patrick holds UEFA soccer coaching certifications which he has put to good use coaching kids (aged 8-15 years) over the past 10 years. Having spent thousands of hours in planes, buses, trains, rickshaws and boats Patrick is very good at figuring out how to make a study abroad experience a truly memorable one.
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What is your favorite travel memory?

My favourite travel destination has to be to the Sultanate of Oman. With pristine beaches, magnificent deserts, rugged mountains and a fascinating history that spans over 7,000 years, the Sultanate of Oman truly is a wonderful place to visit. It is a beguiling blend of the ancient and modern. Marhaba Oman!

What position do you hold at ITS?

I am the Head of International Affairs at IT Sligo. Essentially I have overall responsibility for the co-ordination of all international activities at IT Sligo, be it student or staff exchange, new strategic partnerships and student pastoral care provision. I love it because I get to hear first-hand the great experiences people have when they study or teach abroad. I also get to speak with our worldwide network of partners on a daily basis. Did I mention I get to travel too?

How do you think study abroad and international education will change over the next 10 years?

There is a greater shift towards transnational education provision. This is being driven by technology and a greater desire for some nations to increase their capacity to deliver programmes through the medium of English. Most importantly it is reflected in the type of institutional partnerships IT Sligo is forming in South-East Asia.

What is the best story you've heard from a study abroad student?

In 2011 IT Sligo received its first cohort of Omani students into our ESL programme. The students privately confessed they thought they would last no more than 6-8 weeks given the diverse culture and radically different climate in Ireland. We now have over 60 students from Oman studying at IT Sligo! There truly are “no strangers here, just friends you haven’t yet met”. (WB Yeats)